Is I bought a pizza and donut and the total is $22.34 and I gave them 25 dollars how much money will I get back, explain how to solve it

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To find out how much money you will get back, you can follow these steps:

  1. Determine the total amount spent: You have the total for the pizza and donut, which is $22.34.

  2. Identify the amount given: You gave the cashier $25.00.

  3. Calculate the change: To find out how much change you will receive, subtract the total spent from the amount you gave. The formula looks like this:

    \[ \text{Change} = \text{Amount Given} - \text{Total Spent} \]

  4. Plug in the values:

    \[ \text{Change} = 25.00 - 22.34 \]

  5. Perform the subtraction:

    • First, align the numbers by their decimal points: \[ \begin{array}{r} 25.00 \

    • 22.34 \ \hline \end{array} \]

    • Subtract starting from the rightmost digit:

      • In the hundredths place: \(0 - 4\) → borrow 1, making it \(10 - 4 = 6\)
      • In the tenths place: \(0 - 3\) → borrow 1, making it \(9 - 3 = 6\) (you borrowed 1 from the 5, making it 4)
      • In the ones place: \(4 - 2 = 2\)
      • In the tens place: \(2 - 2 = 0\)

    Putting it all together, you get:

    \[ \begin{array}{r} 25.00 \

    • 22.34 \ \hline 2.66 \ \end{array} \]
  6. Conclusion: The change you will get back is $2.66.